Victoria Rodriguez
At A Glance
| Job Title | Art Director/Designer |
| Industry | Design & Creative, Writing, Visual Arts, Publishing, Advertising |
| Profession | Graphic Designer |
| Expertise | Typography |
| Level | Senior Staff |
| Availability | Looking for Work |
| Location | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Will relocate | No, Staying Put |
| Residency / Visa | Australia / New Zealand |
My Loop
About Me
Passionate Designer with mountains of Advertising and Brands experience in Agency and Publishing. Loves Typography and Colour. Has a Bold+Clean design ethic, but can work in various styles and thrives on variety! Fast paced and efficient worker.
Education
| 1996 - 1998 |
TAFE NSW - Sydney Institute (Design Centre Enmore) Associate Diploma of Graphic Design Graphic Design. Lettering/Typography. Creative Drawing. Packaging. Photography. Computer Aided Design. Visual Communication. Technical Drawing. |
Employment History
| June 2006 - Dec 2008 |
Art Director, Advertising Promotions - Key Accounts Pacific Publications Art Director/Designer for Key Accounts. Developing Creative Promotions for high profile brands across ALL magazine titles. Process: From concept development/design, art direction of shoot to final printed execution. |
| March 2005 - May 2006 |
Art Director/Designer News Limited Art Director and Designer for Advertising and Promotional executions across all Newspapers and Insert magazines. Taking concept design to print. Liaising with Account Managers, Clients, Printers, and also manage Studio and Team. |
| March 2008 - to current |
Art Director/Designer ACP Magazines Design of Advertorial Promotions across ACP Magazine's Women's, Lifestyle, Food and Homes titles. Working with ACP's Creative Director. From concept to design. Photo-shoot to print/production. Supervising designers. |
| June 2002 - Jan 2005 |
Senior Designer of Promotions for INSIDE OUT magazine News Magazines Creating idea/concept - through to design/print. TASKS: Working within Timeline/budget. Casting. Selecting locations. Photo Art Direction. Design. Copy-writing. Proof checks. |
Awards & Achievements
| 2008 |
Aboriginal Reconciliation I designed a symbol for Reconciliation, and received a Finalist place in the competition. |
| 2006 |
Award School completion Copywriting and Art Direction in Advertising course |
Off the record...
| Listening to: | Diefenbach's "Set&Drift" album |
| Watching: | All the Movies humanly possible, in time for next week's Oscars! |
| Reading: | A Year in Provence by Peter Mayle |
| Doing: | RE-designing and RE-presenting concepts. |
